Hairdressing accessory



Sept. 9, 1930. 1 OPPENHEM 1,775,209

HAIR DRESSING ACCESSORY Filed Dec. '7. 1928 A NEY Y io Patented Sept. 9, 1930 JESSE OPPENHEIM, OF NEW YORK, N. lY.

' l:Examinar:ssINe ACCESSORY Application filed December 7, 1928. Serial No. 324,448.

This invention relates to hair dressing accessories.y v

An obyect of this invention is to provide an appliance of the character described having `means for positively keeping the side hair loi'fV the face to effect one of theywell known 'styles in womens coiffures.

' A further object isv togprovide a device of the character described having means particularly adapted'for giving the appearance of long hair .to a coiffure wherein-the hair is drawnod the face and tightly clamped at the back of the head.

A further object of this invention is to provide a unitary device of the character del scribed having the functions of a barrette for the hair. in the back of they head and side combs for the hair at the sides.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device ofthe character described which shall be neat, compact and rugged in construction, `relatively. inexpensive to manufacture, convenient to apply and remove, and

yet practical andeiiicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

`The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described,and of which the scope of application-will be indicated in the follow-ing claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is zshown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention, n Fig. 1 is a .profile view of a womans coiffure showing a device embodying the invention in use.

Fig.2 is a rearelevational view of the device.

Fig. 3 isa fragmentary top plan view of the comb band and attached hairpiece.

Fig. 4 is a front elevationalview ofthe structure shown in Fig. 8.

ing or barrette Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front elevational view of they comb band and one side comb showingan adjusted position of the comb.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional View taken on Fig. 7y is a fragmentary front elevational View of a modified construction.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a hair dressing appliance embodying the invention in the form of a combined barrette and hair piece for womens coiffure. Said appliance 10 comprises a hair clampportion 11 mounting a hair piece 12.4

Said hair clamping'device or barrette 1l comprises a curved band 13 of Celluloid, horn, or the like material, adapted to fit a portion of the back ofthe users neck and interconnecting a pair of hair clamping members 14. Said members-14 are pivoted as by vpins or` rivets 15 adjacent the end portions 16 of said band 13, at the inner surface 17 thereof. Said members 14 conform generally to the curvature of said inner surface 17 and each com* prises a frame member 18 and small comb 19. Said frame member 18 'is substantially rectangular in-shape and comprises a top portion 20, a bottom portion 21, and sideportions 22. The top portion 2O is fixed to the top portion 28 of the comb 19 in any suitable manner, the teeth 24 of the latter, however, being slightly spaced from 'the sides and bottom xmember and band issuflicient for retaining said member in any position into which it may be turned about said pivot. As illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5, the members 14 are pivoted at substantially the mid-portions thereof to the band 13 and extend partially beyond the vopposite end of said band.

ln using the member 11 for keeping the hair off the sides of the face, the device is first manipulated for passing the combs 19 through clamps 14.

head as shown in Fig. 1. Y lt will be noted that the band'13 acts as a tensionL member for'anf choring at its end portions 15 of the hair The hair piece 12 for giving the effect of av 'long hair coiffure toa bobbed head having the i side hair drawn in'as'described above'jcomi prises a tuft of hair 30 ofany coiis'tri'icti'oii for simulating the hair k of the Yvvearer.` Meansv is provided for mounting said tuft 30 on the barrette portion 11. To this end'a corrugated l lstrip 31l is securedto the inner surface 11 of the band 13 as lby gluing the contacting edges 32 of said member 31 tosaid band at the inner'` surface thereof, or in any other suitable man# ner. Said tuft is formed with a binding edge 33, to which thehairs of said tuft are attached, andvwhich may be sewed on the cor- `rugate-d strip `31 bypassing the thread 35 through saidbinding edge,y then up through a'space 36 between thestrip y31 and-the inner surface 17 of theband, then over the top edge "of said strip and then down through the adjoining space 36. The thread is then again passed through the binding edge and up the adjoining space36. This sewingoperation is repeated along the entire length-of the strip.

VDue to theco-rrugations vof strip 31, the band .13 may be bent'withoutbrealzing the former. In using an appliance 10 having ahair piece 12, the clamping members y18 maybe swung that is drawn in from the sides ofthe face, and hence produces 'a highly desirable and goodlooking coiffure fora bobbedfhead.Vv

- Fig. 7 illustrates 'a modified construction in which the hair clampingv members' 18a are pivoted to the band 13a at their inner end porf tions 19".` With this construction1 the mem-V bers-lSa'jmayeXtend further beyond the ends of the band for engaging the side hair. Furthermore, by? simply turning saidclamps 18a, f

180 from theV position shown in Fig. 7, the

- effective length ofthe device may be adjusted.

The main portion of the clamps will then eX- tend inwardly of the ends of the-band 13a, thus considerablyk shorteningVV the device. Since -a longerdevice lOmay be necessary for `use with short hair, and ashorter device is morey eiTective Vfor longer natural'hair,v the single device by the simple adjustment may lserve'for either the short or long hair.A y As clearly shown in Fig. 6, the heads l'aof rivets 15 may be capped as at 15", preferably by moldable material similar to that of the band 13 and hair clamps 14, to enhance the appearance of the device. rlhis is particularly Y desirable where the rivets are metallic2 vso that no metal parts will show. The capping material may be applied over the heads 15a, in

the fused state, saidA material thus adhering to the adjacent portions of the band and clamps.

`lt will thus be seentliat there is provided a device in wliicli'theseveral objects of this invention are achieved and' which .is well adapted to meet the conditionsof practical 'change's `'might be made in the embodiment above setl fortln; it'isfto be understood that all matter herein setforth or shown inthe accompanying drawing is to `r be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

, -Having Lthus describedtmy invention, I

claiinas. new andzdesire'to secure by YLet` 31. A hair. dressingV appliance comprising a member adapted to fit the back ofthe neck and' means associated with'said member for drawing inand retaining the saidhair 0E the facepsaid means comprising a hair 'clamp, `ing device pivotedlto said member adjacent an end'portionthereof,;said clampingdevice including a comb and a resilient inemberas-v sociated therewith for lclamping the'hair to the comb.y Q j n 'Q 2. In a` barrette ofthe character described, aband', and hair calmpingidevices pivoted tokv the outer ends of'said bands, each of said devices comprising a frame member and a comb havingy a portionflxed tofa portion of said Y frame'm'emben underneath thetuft 30 which thereby partially hides said members from view. The tuft '30 thus simulates an'extension of the hair 3. Al hair dressing appliance comprising-a curved band adapted to fitvthe back ofthe neck and means associated lwith said band for drawing inv and retaining theside hair off thev face,V said means comprising a pair of hair:

clamping devices pivoted to said band adja-V y 4cent the end portions thereof,Y said devices j comprising a comb and va-resilient member for clamping the hair to the comb.

i4.' Ina womans hair dressing appliance, in 'jj combination with a curved band, a corrugated .member secured to said ban'd,V and a" tuft 'of hair attached to said corrugatedimember.

-. 5.. In a womans hair dressing appliance,in i combination, a curved band, a tuft of hairv l simulatinghuman hair', provided with a binding edge' portion V'andmeans for mounting i said tuft on said band;l said means comprising a corrugated strip .secured tolsaidband and stitching extending through said bind Zing edge portion for sewing` said portion to said corrugated*y member.

' 6.' A hair dressing appliance comprising a member adapted to ittheback-of thev neck1v30 and means associated with said member for drawing in andl retaining the side hair off the face,' said means being adjustable for Varying the effective length of the appliance.

v 7. A hair dressing appliance comprising a lmember adapted to fit the back of the neck and means for drawing in and retaining the hair olf the face, said means comprising a hair clamping device, a pin for. pivotally mounting said device on said member, and a cap of moldable material for covering an end portion of said pin. Y

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JESSE OPPENHEIM. 

